Africa in pictures: 10-16 April 2015

A selection of the photos from across Africa this week.

Men on stilts walk before they perform in a street as Egyptians celebrate the spring holiday of Sham el Nessim in Cairo, 13 April 2015Reuters

Men on stilts walk through the streets of Egypt's capital, Cairo, on Monday as they celebrate the spring holiday known as "smelling the breeze"...

An Egyptian actress working at the Pharaonic Village simulates ancient agriculture scenes during a show marking Sham el-Nessim, or smelling the breeze, in Giza, Egypt, Monday, 13 April 2015AP

While in Giza city's Pharoanic Village, a woman simulates ancient agricultural scenes. The festival has been celebrated since the days of the Pharaohs.

An Ivorian farmer works on 10 April 2015 in a rice field near Agboville, in southern Ivory CoastAFP

While in southern Ivory Coast on Friday, a farmer works in a rice field. Ivory Coast is trying to increase production of the staple with the aim of becoming the rice bowl of West Africa...

A traditional chief wears a hat decorated with golden elephants during the inauguration of the Mohammed VI Expressway, a 4,6 km expressway named after Moroccan King Mohammed VI and linking the Abobo and Anyama northern districts of Abidjan, on 11 April 2015 in AnyamaAFP

The next day in the main city Abidjan, a chief wears a hat decorated with golden elephants at a ceremony held to open a new road...

A griot plays a wooden wind instrument during the inauguration of the Mohammed VI Expressway, a 4,6 km expressway named after Moroccan King Mohammed VI and linking the Abobo and Anyama northern districts of Abidjan, on 11 April 2015 in AnyamaAFP

A griot played a wooden wind instrument as he celebrated the occasion.

A picture taken on April 15, 2015 in a suburb of Conakry shows barricades as fresh violence erupted in the Guinean capital after a day of clashes between police and anti-government protesters that left one dead and several with gunshot woundsAFP

In Guinea's capital Conakry on Wednesday, a road is barricaded as opposition supporters protested over plans to delay presidential elections until after local polls.

Images from anti-xenophobic march in Durban, South Africa (16 April 2015)AFP

In South Africa's port city of Durban the next day, people of all races protested against xenophobic violence that killed at least five people in recent weeks...

Mourners attend a memorial service for the late South African footballer, Steve "Kalamazoo" Mokone, portrait on tee shirts, at the FNB Soccer Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg, Saturday, 11 April 2015AP

On Saturday in Johannesburg, people attended a memorial service to celebrate the life of football star Steve "Kalamazoo" Mokone who died in the US last month.

A woman attends a musical concert in honour of the victims of the attack on Garissa University College in downtown Nairobi on 14 April 2015AFP

While on Tuesday, a woman attends a concert in honour of more than 147 people killed during an assault by al-Shabab on Garissa University College.

Nigerians hold candles during a vigil for the one year anniversary of the kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian school girls in Chibok, Abuja, Nigeria, 14 April 2015EPA

On the same day in Nigeria's capital Abuja, women mark the first anniversary of the abduction of more than 219 schoolgirls by Boko Haram militants.

Nigerians celebrate over the declaration of Dayrius Ishaku as the winner of the governorship election in Jalingo, Taraba state, Nigeria, 13 April 2015EPA

A day earlier in Nigeria's Taraba state, these young men are jubilant after President-elect Muhammadu Buhari's party won state elections by a landslide...

A sign for cosmetic products is seen in front of ships lined up at the Apapa port in Lagos, Nigeria, 11 April 2015Reuters

In this photo taken on Saturday, a sign for cosmetic products is seen in front of ships lined up at the Apapa port in Nigeria's main city, Lagos.

A member of the Ethiopian Orthodox church holds a candle as he attends an Easter Vigil mass at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in the capital Addis Ababa, 11 April 2015Reuters

On the same day, an Orthodox Christian holds a candle as he attends an Easter Vigil mass at a cathedral in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa...

Fishermen carry fish from the vessels in the Gulf of Aden to the shores of Bosasso, northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region, 15 April 2015Reuters

While on Wednesday, these men carry fish to the shores of Bosasso in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland.